Shops to stay open as £600k street revamp begins

Castle Street will close as part of major improvements to make the town "more accessible"

Businesses will be able to stay open during three months of roadworks on a busy street in a market town.

Castle Street in Clitheroe, Lancashire, will close to traffic from Monday until late July as part of a £600,000 revamp.

Pavements will be widened, new street furniture will be put in, and there will be changes to parking.

Stephen Atkinson, leader of Ribble Valley Council, said efforts will be made to keep disruption "to a minimum".

Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times and there will be access periods for shop deliveries, the council said.

Rupert Swarbrick, from Lancashire County Council’s highways department, said: “Some level of disruption is inevitable during this type of work, but we will be doing all we can to keep it to a minimum and ensure Clitheroe remains open for business.

“I would ask everyone to continue visiting the town centre and support their local shops over the coming weeks.”